Guide and support bracket for truck campers

Abstract

A guide and support bracket is positioned at opposite sides of a truck camper to provide a visual aid while a user is backing their truck toward the truck camper, to cause the truck camper to self-adjust its lateral alignment with the bed of the truck as the truck camper is lowered into its final mounting position at the bed of the truck, and to secure the truck camper against lateral movements in the truck bed while the truck is being driven and/or when the truck camper is in use.

1 . A guide and support bracket for truck campers, said bracket comprising:
 a lateral mounting plate configured for securing to a truck camper, said lateral mounting plate defining a guide;   a guide plate selectively securable to said lateral mounting plate at said guide, and selectively movable laterally relative to said lateral mounting plate;   a fastener for selectively coupling said guide plate to said lateral mounting plate, wherein said fastener engages said guide of said lateral mounting plate; and   said guide plate comprising a downwardly-extending portion including an angled tab that extends laterally inwardly from top to bottom;   wherein when said bracket is coupled to a truck camper and said guide plate is secured to said lateral mounting plate, said downwardly-extending portion engages an inboard surface of a sidewall of a truck bed to align the truck camper with the truck bed.   
     
     
         2 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein said guide of said lateral mounting plate comprises a lateral slot and said fastener comprises a threaded bolt and nut. 
     
     
         3 . The bracket of  claim 2 , wherein said guide of said lateral mounting plate comprises three of said lateral slots in parallel and vertically spaced arrangement relative to one another, and said fastener comprises one of said threaded bolts disposed in each of said lateral slots and a respective threaded nut at each of said threaded bolts. 
     
     
         4 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein said angled tab is oriented at approximately 45 degrees relative to horizontal when said downwardly-extending portion of said guide plate is aligned vertically.